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Caroline just completed a fascinating art project in our farm shop. She made a self portrait (of sorts) as a collage made out of 20,000 Skittles. This is an Iowa State University focus grant and the final result, once framed, will hang in the...see all

Last night, Bob and I hosted the Drive Across America team from American Agri-Women (AAW), the nation's largest coalition of farm, ranch, and agribusiness women. It was so nice to meet Sue McCrum (right), AAW president, Doris Mold (left),...see all

My youngest son, Will, has a cherry tree, and this is its third summer. His Grandma Prater got the tree for him, because when he was a little bitty guy, he'd go around to everyone and put his hand on their heads, and say, "A cherry on top!" It was...see all

One of the great things about social media is the sharing of recipes. I'm always seeing things on my Facebook feed, and on Instagram and Pinterest, that I just have to make. The most recent was a cherry clafoutis recipe shared by Lara Durben, a...see all

Bob and I spent last week on my home farm in Maryland and a few days on the beach in Delaware. Enjoy some highlights!
Mom and I had been picking blueberries on my cousin Jen's farm and she was heading to the house to make a pie. Dad had the...see all

My parents, Gary and LaVerta Foust, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last month, and my family hosted a party for them. I love planning parties, so I had a great time with this. Thanks to Pinterest, things got carried away pretty quickly...see all

My mom recently helped me make more than 400 cookies for her and my dad's 50th wedding anniversary party. She was kind enough to make a batch of amazing Russian wedding tea cakes, from a recipe given to her by a friend long before she met my dad....see all

If there's one thing my mom knows how to do, it's bake. She recently was kind enough to help me bake more than 400 cookies for her and my dad's 50th anniversary party. Even though I'm not a huge fan of raisins in cookies (they have tricked me into...see all

I planted a pollinator garden this spring and it's doing okay. It's weedy, but flowers are starting to peek through and bloom. By leaving the back half of my garden to the bees and butterflies, I have enough time to weed the vegetables in the front...see all

Bob and I hosted the Meredith Agrimedia staff -- Successful Farming, Agriculture.com, Living the Country Life -- last week at a summer kick-off party. There was a fishing derby at our pond and BBQ dinner in the farm shop. Thank you to Bob for...see all